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Meth is most common drug in overdose deaths in chunk of U.S.

NEW YORK – Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it’s a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows. ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Hyperbaric chambers encourage the healing of chronic wounds

Oxygen supports immune system, growth factors

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA wants stronger warning on breast implants about risks

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. The Food and Drug A...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness

WASHINGTON – Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children. The...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergency

LONDON – The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo still warrants being classified as a global emergency, even though the number of confirmed cases has slowed in...

DATE: Oct 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

WASHINGTON – If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved. But the local organ collection age...

DATE: Oct 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew

NEW YORK – So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only that simple. A team of international researchers recently rattled the nutrition world by saying there isn’t ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Durango pancreatic cancer patient beating the odds

Low-dose chemotherapy and IV vitamin C prove effective

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn’t even leave her dining room. The emergency physician n...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

3 sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in US

NEW YORK – U.S. infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fifth consecutive year. More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia were reported last year. Th...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Twin births in U.S. now going down, at lowest level in decade

NEW YORK – Fewer U.S. families are seeing double, according to a government report that finds a drop in new twins. Twin births steadily increased for more than three decades, driv...

DATE: Oct 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18

NEW YORK – The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there’s no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health